[It is right to mention மழலை [Kids] as பட்டாளம் [Military] because, kids are like military people who corner you from all corners and keep you in arrest. We can't escape from them]
On one fine evening when I was in a park nearby my house in Delhi, I was tempted 1. to get married asap and have two three children, 2. to be as children itself throughout life because I can defer from board exams, marks, entrance exams, campus exams, project, deadlines, appraisals, love, marriage, responsibility, stress. Okay coming back to what made me tempted is the cheerful smiles, which is highly contagious, I found in children. These kids were/are always in a jubilant mood. I was interested in taking few candid shots, but in the dusk, I found it bit difficult to get some candid shots, especially when the kids are dynamic. And these kids somehow found me taking snaps and were much euphoric to give me the much required shots. And once I took few snaps there were some 20 kids buzzing like bees and the word they buzzed was UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE [Initially when I came to Delhi I hated this word UNCLE. I wished/loved them to call me Bhaiya [Elder Brother]. But I never succeeded even with my neighbor Behan [Younger Sister]]. It is a great feeling when those kids beam with complete joy in their eyes and looked at me and put their soft hands up and asked me take them some snaps, a honor, they gave me, which I didn't refuse. [Few things I found difficult, the ladies and grannies in the park were probing me with many questions such as are your reporter?, where are you from? why you are taking snaps? have u come for survey? Are you a journalist? Oh! ]. And it is really very happy when you are surrounded with kids, you forgot everything. I realized what one of my friends sister [a Teacher] said about the joy she gets from unconditional love she gets from her children/students. Be amidst children, Be amidst happiness. Have fun. Cheers!
